Multicultural Counseling Competencies Flashcards
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The RESPECTFUL model in multicultural counseling represents which of the following?
Answer: Ten identity factors counselors should consider in understanding clients holistically
The RESPECTFUL model (D'Andrea & Daniels) identifies ten identity factors: Religion/spirituality, Economic class, Sexual identity, Psychological maturity, Ethnic identity, Chronological development, Trauma/threats, Family identity, Unique physical characteristics, Language and location.
When a counselor explains symptoms using only a Western psychological framework to a client from a collectivist culture, this may represent:
Answer: Ethnocentrism and cultural encapsulation in counseling
Imposing Western psychological frameworks without considering the client's cultural worldview represents cultural encapsulation (Wrenn) and ethnocentrism.
The concept of 'intersectionality,' introduced by Kimberlé Crenshaw, is relevant to counseling because it highlights:
Answer: How multiple, overlapping social identities interact to create unique experiences of privilege and oppression
Intersectionality describes how multiple social identity categories (race, gender, class, sexuality) overlap and interact to create unique experiences that cannot be reduced to any single identity.
When a counselor avoids acknowledging race and culture in sessions, stating they 'treat everyone the same,' this practice is called:
Answer: Color-blindness or culture-blindness
Color-blindness or culture-blind approaches deny the significance of race and culture in clients' lives and fail to acknowledge how social identities shape experience and distress.
Which of the following describes a strength-based approach to working with LGBTQ+ clients?
Answer: Focusing on the client's resilience, community supports, and positive identity development
A strength-based approach with LGBTQ+ clients acknowledges their resilience, validates their identities, and draws on community supports and positive aspects of LGBTQ+ identity.
The Multicultural Counseling Competencies include which component related to socially just practice?
Answer: Counselor advocacy for systemic change to eliminate oppression and promote social justice
Contemporary multicultural competency models include advocacy — counselors working at individual, group, and systemic levels to address oppression and promote social justice.